Vuzix Blade has received a CES 2019 innovation award for the design and engineering of its augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses.

The company says its glasses provide a natural view of the real world while allowing AR content to be simply viewed and interactively managed, without the user having to hold a phone.  

The smart glasses were designed to overlay visual information on the field of vision, such as GPS mapping directions, restaurant menus, weather information, event happenings, stock information, video conferencing, sports updates, health metrics, patient data, streaming video and more. The makers say the glasses use Vuzix’s waveguide technology so users can experience location-aware content while keeping their phones in their pocket. The Vuzix Blade also allows users to access content and productivity tools for both consumers and business-oriented applications.

CES is the US Consumer Technology Association’s trade show, which was held in February this year in Las Vegas. “CES has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years — the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace,” say organisers.